(1) Subject to the approval of the board, the department may award a grant or enter into a contract, using money in the fund, for the support of local programs designed to do any of the following:
  (a) Establish or maintain a shelter program as provided in section 7.
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 400.1506

  • Board: means the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board created under Executive Order No. See Michigan Laws 400.1501
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of health and human services. See Michigan Laws 400.1501
  • Domestic violence: means the occurrence of any of the following acts by a person that is not an act of self-defense:
  (i) Causing or attempting to cause physical or mental harm to a family or household member. See Michigan Laws 400.1501
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fund: means the domestic violence prevention and treatment fund created in section 5. See Michigan Laws 400.1501
  • Prime sponsor: means a county, city, village, or township of this state, or a combination thereof, or a private, nonprofit association or organization. See Michigan Laws 400.1501
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
    •   (b) Develop and establish a training program for persons engaged in areas related to the problems of domestic violence.
      (c) Develop and implement effective means for the prevention and treatment of domestic violence.
      (2) A prime sponsor that desires to receive a grant from, or to enter into a contract with, the department shall make application in the manner prescribed by the department.
      (3) The department shall not award a grant to a prime sponsor or enter into a contract with a prime sponsor, unless the prime sponsor agrees that the state share, including federal money, payable for programs and services financed with state or federal money received under the authority of this act shall not exceed 75% of the total cost of the domestic violence prevention and treatment programs and services provided by that prime sponsor during the term of the award or contract. The total cost of programs and services may include the fair market value of in-kind contributions received by a prime sponsor. A prime sponsor shall not receive more than $75,000.00 in state general fund-general purpose appropriations under this act during a fiscal year.
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